Improved mode of gobstbuotion of feat-oaks



PATENTBD MAY 19, 1868.

J. BUNDY.

MODE 0F GONSTRUGTING PEAT CARS.

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IMPROVED none or consrsuc'rron or FEAT-CARS.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN; 1 1 c V Be it linown that I, JQNA'IHAN BUNDY, of West Liberty, in the county of Muscatirie, and State of Iowa,- Jave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices'i'or Conveying and Discharging Peat and I do icreby declare that thefollowing is a full; clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

in which- Figure 1 represents a plan view'of my car when placed on the rails.

Figure 2 is ani end elevation of the car with Windlass attached.

Figure 3 isa transverse lsectionof the some. n

The object of my invention consists in a new method or conveying, discharging, and moulding seat.

The car which I'use is constructed as follows; A represents the body of the car, the sides and ends of which are made to incline slightly inwards. C designates the wheels, which areplaced fore and aft the carbody for reasons that-will be hereafter set'forth. i

In front of one pair of car-wheels, and in the rear o'f'the'other pair, are placed the vertical boards 1), which extend out as far as the flange on said wheels, and aredesjgned as shields to preventqthe peat, when discharged at the bottom of the car, from obstructing the wheels.

E E represent two trap-doors hinged at their. outer edgejto the lower side rails of thegar. G is a shaft pivoted in the ends of the ear, and placed immediately above th'e'line at which the trap-doors meet. One end of shaft G islfdrnishedwithfthe crank, H.

To theshaft G are attached the four cords as a 'a, the opposite ends of said cords being fastened to trapdoors E,-t wo-to each door r In order to ke'epthe shaft G inany desired position, the bar m' is provided, which is confined at its ends by the staple-shaped metal plates at n. A pin is inserted through each plate, 11-, and through her m. By this arrangement either end of bar m can he'lowered when required.

I In the centre of bar m a depression is nmde, into which the lower end of crank H is designed foffit, so'as to prevent the said crank from turning when the car is loaded. i y

M represents aimo'vable railroad,.which can be transferred to any desired point. N designates a port itble turn-table, which will be usedwhen the earj is to be run on rails at right'angles with the main traolr. a

It will be observed that the side'rails. and tier of my railroad-will form moulds for the post when it is I discharged from my car.

In operating my car, it will be run under the peat-reservoir, and the gate of the reservoir b'e'ing'drawn, the plastio peat issues and fills the car. The gate being then closed, the-ear will he moved on by.horsepower,and when it reaches the movable and mo'ulding-traek M, the portable turn-table will be adjusted to the'desirod posi-- tiqn and by its operation the car will be transferred to, said track M. c V when the car has arrived at track M, one in will be withdrawn from the end of harm, and by the descent of one end of said bar the crank, H, will be releas'ed, and, the'weightoif the peat pressing on .tho trap-dohrs E E will cause them to open downward, and thereby discharge the peatinto the moulds tor ured by the rails and tier of the movable track} as a ready described.- z

i It will be remarked that when the first'mould is filled, a's' thccaradfiri's, the front hoard D'willforce the wrplus-peat forward 'to the neit'mould, and so on until thce'ar is eirhausted of .its conto hts.

It will be further observed that the trap-doors E E, being :prcsseddon'n by the weight of v the peat in the tar, willeomprees the peat within the successive moulds, so as to-givc it greater consistency;

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and deoireto secure by L'ettcrslatcnt, is-

The car A, provided with hingcd bottom E E, \vhen cornbined with the shaft G, .cords or chains 8, our m, t

and lover H,'all arranged as and for-the purpose set'forth,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my'own, I ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' Witnesses:

Joins Wamnr,

S. W. Ssncwsex.

' JONATHAN nUNDv. 

